A visit to the Olive Chapel Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Olive Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Olive Chapel Cemetery:
41.1975, -93.0899
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Olive Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Olive Chapel Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Knoxville. Knoxville lies just to the north of the Olive Chapel Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Olive Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Olive Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stotts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Stotts Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotts Cemetery
- Gosport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Columbia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Columbia Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cemetery
- Clear Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Clear Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Cemetery
- Oak Dale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Dale Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale Cemetery
- Indiana Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gullion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gullion Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gullion Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Finarty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Finarty Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finarty Cemetery
- Eldorado Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mormon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mormon Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Cemetery
- Sween Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sween Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sween Cemetery
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- Carlisle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Carlisle Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Zion of Pershing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Overton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Strong Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Strong Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Cemetery
- O'Brien Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The O'Brien Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien Cemetery
- Smithfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Smithfield Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Hogeland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hogeland Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogeland Cemetery
- Edan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Edan Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Olive Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Olive Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Columbia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Indiana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Indiana is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
- Attica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Attica is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Pershing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pershing is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pershing
- Marysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marysville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Knoxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Melcher - Dallas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Olmitz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olmitz is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmitz
- Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hamilton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Lovilia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bussey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bussey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Newbern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newbern is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Williamson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bauer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bauer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Bluff Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Tracy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Harvey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harvey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Zero
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Zero is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Howell ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Howell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Melrose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cordova
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Olivet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Lacona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chariton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Russell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasantville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Olive Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Olive Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bussey
- Chariton
- Knoxville
- Lacona
- Lovilia
- Melrose
- Pleasantville
- Russell
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Olive Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Marion County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Olive Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1975986 (Olive Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1975986 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Marion
- Est. Elev: 266 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Attica
- Location given for Olive Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1974993 Lon: -93.0899264
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Olive Chapel Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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